The Continuous, the Discrete and the Infinitesimal in Philosophy and Mathematics

by John L. Bell

Book Overview

This book explores and articulates the concepts of the continuous and the infinitesimal from two points of view: the philosophical and the mathematical. The first section covers the history of these ideas in philosophy. Chapter one, entitled 'The continuous and the discrete in Ancient Greece, the Orient and the European Middle Ages, ' reviews the work of Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and other Ancient Greeks; the elements of early Chinese, Indian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030187098
• ISBN13: 9783030187095
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"